Synonyms for excessively


Grammar : Adv
Spell : ik-ses-iv
Phonetic Transcription : ɪkˈsɛs ɪv


Définition of excessively

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French excessif "excessive, oppressive," from Latin excess-, past participle stem of excedere "to depart, go beyond" (see exceed). Related: Excessively; excessiveness.
  • adv extravagantly
Example sentences :
  • The day was excessively hot again, and walking was most fatiguing.
  • Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
  • The day was excessively hot, and the horses are very thirsty.
  • Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
  • Mrs. Delany "was all raptures," and thought it "excessively fine."
  • Extract from : « Handel » by Edward J. Dent
  • All this was excessively irritating, and needed no exaggeration from abroad.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862 » by Various
  • Either we damn them excessively or we praise them excessively.
  • Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
  • He was excessively conscious of almost everything except of time.
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
  • We have a show-place, and one of which we are excessively proud.
  • Extract from : « Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) » by William Delisle Hay
  • And that is just what to my mind makes the situation so excessively comical.
  • Extract from : « Tales From Two Hemispheres » by Hjalmar Hjorth Boysen
  • Those cold mornings and those cold days it was excessively severe.
  • Extract from : « The Prison Chaplaincy, And Its Experiences » by Hosea Quinby
  • This time, moreover, he was excessively anxious to know what had happened.
  • Extract from : « Tales Of Hearsay » by Joseph Conrad

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